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[From paper records to electronic system change : clinical challenges]
Coralie Galland-Decker1, Chiara Marinoni1, Pauline Brunner1
1Système d'information clinique, Direction générale, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
Revue Medicale Suisse
|June 4, 2026
Summary
Moving from paper to electronic health records (EHRs) is a major change. Switching between EHR systems presents unique risks to patient safety and care continuity.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Information Systems Management
- Clinical Practice Transformation
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